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Saturday, August 5, 2017

TOM HALLAND | SPIDERMAN | SHIRTLESS | PICTURES | BIOGRAPHY

BIOGRAPHY

Thomas Stanley Holland (born 1 June 1996) is an English actor and dancer. His breakthrough role was Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War (2016) followed by Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

He previously appeared on stage in the title role of Billy Elliot the Musical in London's West End, and in the films The Impossible (2012) and In the Heart of the Sea (2015). Holland received the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2017.
On 23 June 2015, it was announced that Holland was cast as a teenage Peter Parker / Spider-Man, and his "life was flipped upside down" he later tweeted. As part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe he first appeared as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War (2016). The film was a massive critical and commercial success, grossing over $1.1 billion worldwide, making it the highest-grossing film of 2016,with Holland receiving critical praise.

In July 2017, Spider-Man: Homecoming was released, in which Holland reprised his role from Captain America: Civil War. Earning $117,027,503 in box office receipts in its first weekend, Homecoming received positive reviews and Holland considerable praise, with his appearance being called "a star performance given by a born actor." Holland is scheduled to repeat his role of Spider-Man in Avengers: Infinity War and its untitled sequel, each scheduled to be released on 4 May 2018, and 3 May 2019, respectively, as well as the sequel to Homecoming, which has a release date of 5 July 2019. He has a six-picture deal with Marvel Studios.